Semicon 2.0
Prelims:
Government
Schemes and Initiatives, Science & Technology, Economy
Mains:
GS
Paper III-Science and Technology, Economy
Current relevance:
The Union Cabinet has approved ₹1.27 lakh crore for
Semicon India Programme 2.0 (India Semiconductor Mission – ISM 2.0) to
strengthen India's semiconductor ecosystem.
Highlights:
Background:
The India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) is a flagship initiative
of the Government of India launched in 2021 under the Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to develop a complete
semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in India.
Semicon India Programme 2.0:
1.
Semicon 2.0 is the next phase of the India Semiconductor Mission
that focuses on scaling semiconductor manufacturing, strengthening
supply chains, encouraging research, and making India a globally competitive
semiconductor hub.
2.
Nodal
Ministry: Ministry of Electronics
and Information Technology (MeitY)
3.
Implementing
Agency: India
Semiconductor Mission (ISM)
Key Objectives:
1. Promote indigenous design,
development, and manufacturing of semiconductor chips.
2. Expand support to suppliers of raw
materials, minerals, specialty gases, and other semiconductor ecosystem
components.
3. Reduce India's dependence on imported semiconductors and
strengthen supply chain resilience.
Six-Pillar Approach of Semicon 2.0:
1.
Indigenous
Chip Design: Promote
the design of semiconductor chips in India.
2. Research and Development (R&D): Strengthen innovation, technology
development, and intellectual property (IP) creation.
3. Manufacturing Ecosystem: Establish globally competitive semiconductor
fabrication (fabs), and packaging (ATMP/OSAT) facilities.
4. Raw Material Support: Encourage domestic production of
critical minerals.
5. Supply Chain Development: Build a resilient end-to-end
semiconductor supply chain.
6.
Technology
Advancement: Facilitate
the adoption of next-generation semiconductor technologies for emerging sectors
such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), electric vehicles (EVs), 5G/6G,
Internet of Things (IoT), and high-performance computing.
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